DIY Satellite DVR Wiring

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Tip 1 - How to Pick the Right TV Tuner for Your DIY DVR

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by rizzi robles | permalink

You can pay a monthly fee to your cable provider for a time-shifting DVR, but if you prefer control and flexibility to DRM and, well, that monthly fee, you can roll your own DVR with a TV tuner for your PC.
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For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/5632722/how-to-pick-the-right-tv-tuner-for-your-diy-dvr ^[1]

Tip 2 - Wiring Diagrams for Satellite Dishes | eHow

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by jhollinger | permalink

Satellite dish wiring diagrams guide you in installing your equipment correctly. Diagrams are two-dimensional images of information. They include various pictures, data, connecting lines and are often called illustrations, charts or tables. If you can read a wiring diagram for satellite dishes, you can install one yourself. It is very important to...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_4596843_wiring-diagrams-satellite-dishes.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - Build Your Own OTA DVR

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Kathryn Clayton | permalink

Record free broadcast OTA and pause, rewind or fast forward free HD TV exactly the way you would with an expensive cable or satellite box!
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For further reading: http://www.killthecablebill.com/build-your-own-ota-dvr/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to Get HDTV Local Channels "Off Air" with DirecTV - SteveJenkins.com

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by ramez habib | permalink

If you’re a DirecTV customer, and you want to watch your local channels and get shows from the “big” networks like ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, then there’s a good chance you’re coughing up extra money for their local channels. Or maybe, you like to take your DirecTV receiver on the road in an RV …

For further reading: http://www.stevejenkins.com/blog/2014/03/how-to-get-hdtv-local-channels-off-air-with-directv/ ^[4]